Can This Tiny Gadget Keep Kids in College?
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Can This Tiny Gadget Keep Kids in College?

S4 E8·Sep 26, 2018·31 min·Season 4

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The college dropout rate is high, and schools are paying the price... to the tune of billions of dollars every year. Marquett Burton says his education startup can help solve the problem. Will the investors agree?

Today's investors are Phil Nadel, Jillian Manus, Nicole Verkindt, Michael Hyatt and Charles Hudson.

The Panel

Phil Nadel, investor
Phil Nadel

Forefront Venture Fund

“When I'm investing, I'm looking at it strictly as a return on investment.”
Jillian Manus, investor
Jillian Manus

Structure Capital

“We invest in values, not just valuations.”
Michael Hyatt, investor
Michael Hyatt
“Necessity is the mother of all invention. You've invented this because you want to solve a problem that you had. That's exactly where great businesses all start.”
Nicole Verkindt, investor
Nicole Verkindt
“The number one thing I always look for is if I think it's a real problem—a real problem that hurts.”
Charles Hudson, investor
Charles Hudson

Precursor Ventures

“We're people pickers at Precursor. That's what I do.”

The Founder

MB

Marquett Burton is the founder of an education startup that built a tiny gadget designed to keep students in college and stop dropouts. The startup targets the college dropout rate, a problem that costs schools billions of dollars every year. Burton pitched the company on The Pitch to investors Phil Nadel, Jillian Manus, Nicole Verkindt, Michael Hyatt, and Charles Hudson.